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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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